Tag: Jorge Taiana

• Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  ARA Libertad sets sail on her 50th instruction journey

  

  Argentina’s Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Saturday bid farewell to the ARA Libertad on her 50th instruction journey for newly-graduated officers of two promotions of the Naval Academy (Escuela Naval).

• Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Foradori/Duncan deal ignores Argentina: only reflects British interests in Malvinas, claims minister Taiana

  

  Argentine Defense minister Jorge Taiana said that leaving aside former Deputy Foreign minister's alleged conduct during negotiations with British diplomats, --if proven true would be “shameful”--, what is really “serious, negative and disturbing” is that the joint communiqué put an end to Argentine sanctions on foreign companies involved in illegal fishing and oil exploration activities in Malvinas Islands with the authorization of British authorities.

• Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  ARA Libertad to expose UK's 'disproportionate and provocative' military presence in Malvinas

  

  Argentina plans to reaffirm its sovereign rights over the Falkland Islands and expose the 'disproportionate' British military presence in the Islands when the instruction tall ship ARA Libertad calls on different ports of the world.

• Monday, April 11th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Defense Minister says Argentine “will recover the Malvinas” with region's help

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Saturday said his country would “recover” the Malvinas/Falkland Islands “with support from the region.” He added that “without patriotism, there will be no recovery of the Malvinas.”

• Saturday, March 26th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Argentine shipyard Tandanor to handle maintenance of French-built OPVs

  

  Argentina's Navy top brass have met with executives from France's Naval Group and the local shipyard Tandanor to move on with the training of technicians for the maintenance of the four ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) purchased in the last year.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 08:54 UTC

  Argentina to recruit additional voluntary soldiers to boost armed forces

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana has announced 10,000 new volunteer soldiers are o be recruited to boost the manning of military barracks. The country's armed forces currently have some 17,000 troops nationwide, it was reported.

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Founding stone for relocated naval base in Ushuaia with its own wharf

  

  Argentine Minister of Defense Jorge Taiana and the governor of Tierra del Fuego province, Gustavo Melella laid the founding stone of the Ushuaia Integral Naval Base, which will replace the current naval base, and will be built in two phases including 15.000 square meters military wharf.

• Monday, January 24th 2022 - 09:04 UTC

  Argentine Defense Minister bids farewell to blue helmets off to Cyprus

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana last week bid farewell to the national troops to be deployed in Cyprus as a part of the United Nations peacekeeping Mission.

• Thursday, December 30th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Ushuaia Logistics Pole to compete with Falklands and Punta Arenas as Gate to Antarctica

  

  Argentina's Antarctica Logistics Pole to be built in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, at the current naval base will be totally financed, managed and autonomous, no strings with any of the leading powers in the ice continent and intended to compete with the Falkland Islands and the Chilean complex of Punta Arenas, as the gate to Antarctica.

• Saturday, December 18th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Argentina creates Joint Maritime Command to patrol national waters

  

  Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana announced the creation of the Joint Maritime Command, which will be in charge of the permanent patrolling and monitoring of the Argentine sea.